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FIREARM.

APYLIOATIOH FILED xov. 9, 1901.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Jatented-Sept. 15, 1908.

Application filed November 9,1907. Serial No. 401,486..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES 11'. PRICE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Konawa, Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot iers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in magazine firearms and more articularly it has relation to an improved cartridge stop arranged at the end of the magazine and within-the receiver of the gun and having for its purpose to allow of only one cartridge at a time being fed into the cartridge carrier, the latter being of any approved form, but as shown in the drawings, as being for the most part of the well known type employed in the \Vinchestcr models. The cartridge stop is also designed to permit of the use of cartridges of varying sizes instead of the one size for which guns may be especially constructed as in the models ordinarily used.

The invention aims as a primary object to provide a cartridge stop embodying novel characteristic features of construction and having a novel assemblage with relation to the cartridge carrier.

The invention aims as a further object to provide a spring designed to acton the eartridge stop and on the carrier which shall be of novel construction and assemblage.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a art of this specification, like characters of re erence designating simi-' lar parts throughout the several views, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in longitudinal section of a gun constructed in 11-5- cordance with the resent invention, showing the parts in positions which they assume after the gun has been fired. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in the positions which they assume prior to the firing of the gun. Fig. 3 is a detailed longitudinal se-- tionai v ew throu h the cartridge carrier-r. Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the cartlidge detent showing the manner of mounting the same. Fig. 5 is a detailed pers cctive view of the spring above referred to Ifig. 6 is a detailed sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 2 showing the manner of mounting the cartridge carrier and the cartridge sto Iii the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates the receiver block constructed at its rear end with spaced ears 6 through which a sleeve 7 is passed, the latter constituting the pivot for the hammer S and likewise for the rear end of the cartridge carrier 9, the said rear end being in the form of extended ears 9' surrounding said sleeve and between which the ratchet part of the hammer works. The receiver block 5 has its base formed with a longitudinal recess 10 at the rear end of which spaced cars 11 are rovided. The cartridge stop is designatecl by the numeral 12 and is of U-shape in cross section including parallel side pieces 13 and a connecting cross piece H which constitutes the stop roper. The side pieces I-S'are pivoted to tie ears 11 by a transverse pin 15. Within the channel 10 is the major portion of a flat spring 16 which is bent at its front end to lie upon itself as at 17, the onion 17 constituting a resilient leaf ant bearing against a transverse pin 18 fixed at its ends to the side pieces 13. The spring 16 at its rear end is bent into inverted U-sha c as at 19, the U-shaped portion 19 being 1 sposed between the cars 11 and embracing the pin 15. Rcarwardly of the portion 19, the spring 16 has an upward extension 20, terminating in an angular end 21 for engagement in a notch 22 provided in a bsiance member 23 which is pivoted between the front portion of the ears 9 by means of a pin 24.

" The cartridge carrier 9 at its front end is provided with a seat 25 in which the cartridge to be fed into the barrel is received from the magazine. The cartridge stop 12 has its cross piece 14 formed in its upper edge with a curved recess 26 which is designed to register with the seat At the front end of the base of the receiver 5, a pair of spaced apcrturcd cars 27 are provided which are disposed within the confines of the stop 12 and between which is pivoted by means of a pin 28, a cartridge detent 29 havin a portion 30 designed to work through a sl ot 31 formed in the lower side of the cart-ridge carrier 9 and having a portion 32 designed to work i l l l V shell in the seat 25 to force it in position in through the space 33 between two lugs 34. provided at the front end of the base of the receiver 5.

In operation. when the hand grip A is moved rearwardly, it raises and moves rearwardly the breech block B to eject the previously emptied shell. The connections be tween the hand grip and the breech block may be of any approved form. Said breech block is formed at its front end at one side thereof with the usual extension 35, which, in the present case, in addition to its usual function, is designed to de )ress and release, thestop 12 and to this end engages the inclined front edge 36 of the adjacent side )iCCG 13 as a cam. The seat 25 is made 0 sullicient depth to accommodate short, long and extra-long cartridges and the detent 29 is located so that its portion 30 projects into the forward part of said seat so that a cartridge may not wholly enter the receiver prior to the operation of the gun.

In use, the spring pressed follower in the magazine will always force a cartridge into the seat 25, until the part 30 is engaged as a detent. 'hen the breech block B is moved rcarwardly, its extension 35 disengages the adjacent side piece 13, allowing the stop 12 to be raised by its controlling spring until its recess '26 partially surrounds the shell of the cartridge. hen the stop 12 is raised, the bar let of course disengagcs the portion 32 of the detent '29,,so that the-follower in the magazine forces the cartridge wholly into the seat 25. As the cartridge is thus moved, the stop 12 is raised further by the sprin to a position where its part 14 is in front of the magazine. Without the stop 12, if short or long cartridges were used, more than one at a time could be fed into the seat 2-5, but by means of this stop acting in the manner aforesaid, only one cartridge at a time, irrespective of its size, can possibly be fed into the carrier 9. The rest of the operation is continued in the usual manner. then the breech block 13 is returned to its seat, the part 35 engaging the cammed edge 36, depresses the stop 12, away from the mouth of the magazine and when the stop 12 is thus depressed, it engages the part 32 and rocks the detent 29 on its pivot so as to bring the part 30 into the seat 25 as above set forth. The parts are thus ready for another operation of the gun. The spring 16 has its angular end portion 21 engaged in the notch 22 of the member 23, the latter being pivoted to compensate for the pivotal movement of the carrier 9 and serving to steady said carrier in its lowered and raised positions. At the forward end of thebreech block B isan angu ar projection 37 so that when the said breech block is moved forward said projection enters and passes along a slot 38 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 at one side of the cartridge carrier S) to engage a cartridge the barrel of the firearm. Upon. the rear ward movement of said breech block B th projection 37 withdraws or eject the emp tied cartridge shell from the barrel of 5111 firearm.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. In a firearm, the combination with magazine, a breech block, a receiver am pivoted cartridge carrier mounted wit-hi said receiver and raised and lowered by a cor nection with said block, said cartridge ca: rier having an elongated cartridge scat, ope! ing into its front end, and being formed at i front end along its under side with a slot, of pivoted cartridge stop, a sprin for raisir said stop on its pivot, said blOIi having a extension for engagement with said stop 1 depress the same against the force of sa spring, said stop having a part designed partially overlie the end of said inagazii when said stop is raised ,and a detent plVOtt at the front end of said receiver and havii two projecting portions, one of which p1 jects through said slot into said seat when t other is depressed, said stop being design to engage and depress the other projecti portion of said detent.

2-. In a firearm having a magazine, a me able breech block, a pivotal cartridge receiv and carrier arranged and lowered by the s: block, a pivotal detent arranged in the pa .of movement of the said carrier and adapt to limit the movement of a'cartridge enteri the same when in a lowered position, ant movable cartridge stop operable by the blc to regulate the feed of the cartridge to 1 carrier from said magazine.

3. In a firearm, a breech block, a mova cartridge receiver and carrier having a soc for receiving cartridges of varying length: tension cartridge stop actuated by the s block, and adetent operated upon by s stop to limit the movement of a cartri when entering the said socket.

4. In a firearm, the combination wit magazine, of a slida-ble breech block hav a cam surface, a pivotal cartrid e recei and carrier operative by the bloch, a spi controlled cartridge stop held normally in path of movement of the cartridges from magazine and operated upon by the cam face during the movement of the brt block, and a detent controlled by the nu ment of the cartridge stop to limit the trance of a cartridge from the magazine.

5. A firearm, a tiring chamber, a bl't block movable into and out of positiol close the firing chamber, a magazine, a tridge receiver and carrier disposed to ceive cartridges from the magazine and 0 them into position for movement to the fi chamber, means for operating the mm and carrier, a detent disposed to limit in movement of a cartridge from the maga into the receiver and carrier, a cartridge constructed and arranged for movement into detent upon initial movement of the stop t position between the cartridge in the reits opemfrive position.

ceirer and carrier and the succeeding ca-r- Intesmnony whereofiIaffixmy signatur tridge upon final movement of the cartridge in-presanoeof two witnesses.

into the receiver and carrier, said step and 'JAMES YWPRICE. detent being so arranged that the stop will Witnesses:

hold the detent operative when the stop is M. HARRIS,

out of operative position and will release the H I H. E. FULLER. 

